by Colin Thomas | Jun 15, 2014 | Review
“Colin, you are intellectually honest to a rigorous degree. It’s such a pleasure reading your notes. Very very helpful. I’ve been with [my manuscript] all weekend, making edits. The writing gets easier all the time.” It’s such a...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 13, 2014 | Review
Actor Emma Slipp has come into her own this season (as have Lindsey Angell and Emmelia Gordon). Tonight and tomorrow are your last chances to see Slipp in Touchstone Theatre’s The Concessions. Thanks to poor dramaturgy, the script isn’t great— but Slipp...
by Colin Thomas | Jun 3, 2014 | Review
“I benefited from the editorial advice of…above all, the brilliant, patient, and ever-humourous Colin Thomas” : very kind words from multiple best-selling author Pam Withers, in her recently published Paintball Island. Thanks, Pam! I will strive to...
by Colin Thomas | May 23, 2014 | Review
Every time I describe Lucia Frangione’s Espresso to friends, I cry. The play is a moving exploration of spirituality, Eros—and healing. Go see it. You can skip Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, which contains some stunning acts, but also some stunningly stupid...
by Colin Thomas | May 16, 2014 | Review
There’s a sprinkling of top-flight acts in Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, but this is not a top-flight show. Robert Lepage wrote and directed Totem and, theoretically at least, his subject is the evolution of humanity. Lepage’s development of that...
by Colin Thomas | May 2, 2014 | Review
Iceland’s last show is tomorrow night. Go. Lindsey Angell’s performance will knock your socks off. The whole show, from the script up, is a pleasure. Iceland is part of playwright Nicolas Billon’s triptych, Fault Lines, which also includes Greenland...
